Jay Clayton Confirmed as Director of National Intelligence

Photo: Office of the Director of National IntelligenceThe Senate confirmed Clayton on a 51-47 party-line voteHe comes from the U.S. attorney post in Manhattan and previously chaired the SECHe inherits an ODNI that has shed roughly 30 percent of its staff across five recent rounds of layoffsJay Clayton has received Senate confirmation as director of national intelligence. He will now lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees 18 federal intelligence agencies and units. What Does Jay Clayton Inherit at ODNI? Clayton told the Senate Intelligence Committee this month that he sees ODNI’s role as oversight rather than operations, comparing it to a board of directors. Clayton chaired Apollo Global Management after leaving the SEC and rejoined Sullivan & Cromwell as counsel and senior policy adviser.